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Need good parental software for Mac

My parents want to monitor my little brothers (5 year old) internet activity for a couple of weeks to check out who he talks to on IM and everything.
I suggested amackeylogger.com/family-keylogger-mac.html, but is there a better program?
If so or If not, is there any program you recommend?

is there a better program? If so or If not, is there any program you recommend?

The best software is open source or at least, free.

You don't say what operating system the machine is running, but it looks like OS-X of some sort?

Is that his machine or yours?..............Windows apps will not work on a MAC and vice versa.

For a child of that age there is one simple solution that you should implement first..............make sure that the computer is in the family living area. Then you can actually see what is going on?

Must dash, I can smell that my spam roll is ready.

These days OS-X and Windows come with their own parental control applications, which you paid for with the operating system............check those out first before looking at some paid for snake oil spammed on an internet security site.

If you cannot do someone any good: don't do them any harm....
As long as you did this to one of these, the least of my little ones............you did it unto Me.
What profiteth a man if he gains the entire World at the expense of his immortal soul?

Placing the computer in an area to monitor the childs use and teaching the child how to use the internet and the how people and sites are not always what they seem to be, and basic security .........are the best practices.

Teach your children well and to make the right choices not only on the internet....in every aspect of life.

MLF

How people treat you is their karma- how you react is yours-Wayne Dyer

Wouldn't it be easier to just install responsibility? Ah well, when my kid gets old enough to use a Computer and "accidentally" finds his first porn site, I'm not going to sit there for 12 hours telling him how it's naughty because really, it'll be better than him "accidentally" finding Daddy's Stash.